hepatic peritumoral hyperplasia

Thursday 10 January 2013

peritumoral hyperplasia of the liver

Several cases of focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) or similar hyperplastic lesions have been reported adjacent to hepatic neoplasms, including hepatocellular carcinoma, epithelioid haemangioendothelioma and hepatoblastoma.

PTH is a hyperplastic response to increased blood flow in the peritumoral parenchyma.